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  • Primary Health Centre Renovations Revitalise Community Healthcare in Ogun State

    February 13, 2023 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Ogun State

    To help strengthen the primary healthcare system, the government has set out to establish at least one functional health center in each ward throughout the state. The renovation project has also involved the community in the planning to ensure these new centers are well-equipped to meet each community’s specific needs. As of August of last year, the project has renovated 63 out of the 236 targeted health centers.

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  • Tackling Nigeria's Medication Management Challenges of Access and Adherence

    February 03, 2023 |

    HealthNews.ng |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Nigeria

    Famasi is a digital medication management platform that obtains a patient’s medication history and creates an individual care plan. The care plan includes a specialist who tracks drug use and side effects and also ensures medication is delivered to patients’ doors on a monthly basis. Because Famasi is available on mobile apps, patients can also track their medications and appointments from the comfort of their homes, which increases medication access, especially for those who struggle to make it to in-person care centers.

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  • Responding to the call - EMS in rural Minnesota

    January 24, 2023 |

    Pioneer PBS |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Elbow Lake, Minnesota

    Emergency medical services in rural Minnesota are dealing with staffing and funding shortages by creating new systems that allow them to work together to respond to calls and are more flexible with where volunteers need to be located.

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  • ‘A lifeline': mental health camps bring peace of mind to thousands in rural Assam

    January 13, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: India, Assam

    The Ant, or Action Northeast Trust, is a rural development organization that provides low-cost psychological support and treatments to those in need. The Ant works with psychiatrists who provide their services at discounted rates and sources generic drugs from a non-profit to provide care on a monthly basis at 25 locations throughout the region. Since it began in 2007, The Any has treated more than 8,000 patients.

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  • Health Beat #4 | Can the NHI fix SA's rural doctor dilemma?

    January 11, 2023 |

    Bhekisisa |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: South Africa

    The Umthombo Youth Development Foundation helps to produce rural healthcare workers by helping students from rural schools enter the health field, getting work in hospitals from the areas where they grew up. The Foundation has produced 528 healthcare professionals, working across 16 different disciplines.

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  • Non-Profit Works to Reduce Maternal and Child Mortality

    December 30, 2022 |

    Nigeria Info FM |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

    The Center for Human Rights and Civic Education launched an outreach program that aims to improve maternal and child healthcare by spreading information on the importance of antenatal sessions and care. The nonprofit also has a weekly radio program to further spread information about this important care. The program started in 2017 and has since held 28 outreach events with healthcare providers and community members.

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  • Rural patients struggle to access expert sexual assault exams. Telehealth services are closing that gap.

    December 22, 2022 |

    The 19th |

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    Response Location: United States, Eagle County, Colorado

    teleSANE services allow remote sexual assault nurse examiners to assist patients and guide nurses through exams via video chat. teleSANE services are expanding across the country, specifically in rural areas, expanding access for those in need of care.

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  • Telehealth offers boost to children with developmental needs

    December 19, 2022 |

    ICT News |

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    Response Location: Navajo Nation, United States, Anchorage, Alaska

    The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium provides telehealth services to more than 100,000 Alaska Natives, primarily in small communities with limited access to travel. The organization, along with others like the Indian Health Service, also provide remote care to families with children with developmental needs, like those with autism.

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  • Treating Farmworkers on Their Terms

    December 13, 2022 |

    Capital & Main |

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    Response Location: United States, Salinas, California

    Community health clinics provide a space for indigenous people to access both traditional and nontraditional medicine as there’s a significant disconnect between indigenous communities and modern healthcare institutions. These community clinics increase healthcare access for indigenous communities and present care in an easily accessible way by taking language and cultural barriers into consideration.

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  • The Volunteer Traditional Birth Attendant Plugging the Healthcare Gap for Women in Durumi IDP Camp

    December 06, 2022 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Durumi, Abuja

    A group of local women are providing healthcare and helping deliver babies for those who can’t afford traditional skilled birth attendance or can’t access hospitals. Over the years, the group has delivered over 200 babies, has established a network of doctors to contact during emergencies, and now has access to a local clinic built by Network Aid for Humanitarian Assistance to provide higher quality care.

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